tinneas beannaithe

Irish

Etymology

Literally, “blessed sickness”.

Pronunciation
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈtʲɪn̠ʲəsˠ ˈbʲan̪ˠɪ̃ː/[1]

Noun

tinneas beannaithe m (genitive singular tinnis bheannaithe)

  1. (pathology) epilepsy
    Synonym: titimeas

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
tinneas beannaithe thinneas beannaithe dtinneas beannaithe
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  1. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 184, page 71

Further reading
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